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Long Island magic
The Hamptons casts its spell – the design of this remodeled and enlarged
kitchen was influenced by the owner’s upbringing in a
very traditional home on a grand family estate
Childhood memories impact on many
areas of our lives – they even influence the
decisions we make about where and how
we want to live.
For the owners of this vacation home
in the Hamptons, nostalgia played a big
role in the design of their new kitchen,
says architect Erica Broberg Smith.
“One of the owners had spent her
childhood enjoying holidays on a grand
family estate in East Hampton, which
had an authentic 1920s kitchen. That
home inspired the traditional look of this
kitchen, which replaces a much smaller,
very cramped, claustrophobic room.”
To gain more space, the house was
extended, with the remodel introducing a soaring gabled ceiling that features
traditional white-painted boards.
“We added white collar ties to give the
room a sense of scale and intimacy,” says
Broberg Smith. “And the end gable has a
large arched window, which adds a little
femininity and brings in plenty of light.”
The owners’ love of entertaining was
another key influence in the design.
Facing page: This Hamptons vacation house was
extended to create a much larger family kitchen
that would be suitable for formal and informal
entertaining. The new volume has a soaring
gabled ceiling with collar ties crossing the void.
These help to keep the scale a little more intimate,
says architect Erica Broberg Smith.
Above: White painted cabinets with inset panel
doors and a bead detail reinforce the classical look.
These are teamed with quartz and Carrara marble
countertops. The 12ft-long island provides plenty
of space for food preparation, serving, and cleanup. A second clean-up station is by the window.
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